
Gas prices soar: A signboard shows gasoline prices soared to 1,906 won ($1.7) per liter at a gas pump in central Seoul, Thursday. Local fuel prices are rising sharply as international oil prices continue to be turbulent, raising fears that they might break the 2,000-won mark as in 2008 when the nation was hit hard by the global financial crisis.
/ Korea Times Photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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